Why does everyone on this forum think the 1.6 A3 as ****?, it's obviously slow compared to other models of the range, but they are still ok... slow is a 1.4 Golf Mk4...

Buy yourself an Auto Ingen, it's cheaper that way.

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because it is jojo!

have you driven a 1.6 A3?

a mate of mines got a 1.6 mk4, which IS the same car underneath.

it does less MPG than my remapped 1.8T, even with me driving, it just WONT give more than 34mpg at all, its SO slow its just horrific, if it sees a hill you need to change down a gear instantly. its not a smooth engine, and generally seems really pointless.

i can imagine a 1.4 mk4 golf could well be the most boring car on this earth.

it does less MPG than my remapped 1.8T, even with me driving, it just WONT give more than 34mpg at all, its SO slow its just horrific, if it sees a hill you need to change down a gear instantly. its not a smooth engine, and generally seems really pointless.

i can imagine a 1.4 mk4 golf could well be the most boring car on this earth.

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Yes, I have driven one on many occasions, as my friend owns one. There's is no point comparing it with the 1.8T, even though they are the same chassis. What I'm saying is, for a bottom of the range car, it's not too bad at all... there's certainly slower, more boring cars in the market.

Lol the 8l 1.6 isn't THAT slow it's just annoying because the fuel consumption is pretty terrible for the engine size (as said 35mpg even on the motorway).

For what they are they're fine - back to the original question tho, no dont try and put an auto box in it it affects quite a few different components, even down to the steering column for some reason iirc

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